Popular YouTuber Shiann Friesen recently had a humiliating experience at her local Walmart store in Canada, and now she's taking to the social network to fight back.

Friesen was preparing to try on some clothes when the fitting room employee tried to stop her from doing so. In an incident, which was caught on camera, the Walmart worker took the clothes away from her, and said she shouldn't be trying them on because she was going to "stretch" the clothes.

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The blogger told the employee she didn't understand what she was saying (hoping she heard wrong or misunderstood), and the worker continued. As seen in the footage, she says, "Just don't try to put on something that's obviously not going to fit. That's all I'm asking. Just don't stretch it. That's all I asking. I'm not trying to impertinent or anything."

Friesen was only able to get a few minutes of footage on camera until the employee noticed the device, but Friesen got everything she needed. "I quickly recognized that I was being discriminated against, and I was hurt. I felt anger, and vulnerability; something I never would have expected to happen to me. It brought out flashes of stories I've heard on the news, now only it wasn't some stranger being discriminated, it was me," she told People.

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As she recounted her experience in a YouTube blog, Friesen also claimed that the employee prohibited two other customers from trying on clothes. Two men came in to try on female sweaters, and the employee allegedly said they couldn't because they were men and the clothes were meant for women.

After all this happened, Friesen spoke to the store's management, but they weren't as apologetic as she was hoping. She did get a different response when she called up corporate. "Every single person from the Walmart team I talked to has been extremely sorry and extremely shocked that this even happened at one of their stores."

So far, Friesen is not planning to sue, but plans on sending them her video footage and a statement. She hopes that by making her story public, she can inspire change. "People have had their opinions on what I should put on my body, but never have I been denied the right to try on an item. I've never experienced discrimination against my size [until now]. People need to be educated that discrimination can happen to anyone...and they need to stand up and speak out about injustices."